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Use the Google Smart Light Starter Kit to control the lights using just your voice. Set up in a snap: just plug in Google Home Mini, screw in the GE C-Life smart light bulb, and download the Google Home app to get started. Then just say "Hey Google" to dim, brighten, turn on and turn off the lights.

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Smart light starter kit

Get the helpfulness of Google Home Mini combined with a smart light bulb from GE. It's a simple and affordable way to start your connected home that lets you turn your lights on or off with just your voice.

What a bright idea

Google Home Mini and GE C-Life smart bulb are great additions to your home. When you use them together, you can conserve energy, control your lights and do so much more.

Easy and seamless setup

Just plug in Google Home Mini, screw in the GE C-Life light bulb, and download the Google Home app.

Set the mood

Dim the lights for a family movie night without leaving the couch.

Say goodnight

Create a routine so you can turn off the lights while staying cozy in bed.

The smart bulb must be within 50 feet or 15 meters of the Google Home Mini in order to activate.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Easily the Best Gift

Posted 1 year ago.

I got this to pair with my Google Home and then I thought this is easily the best “fill in the blank” gift ever. Whether it is a college grad or my next big holiday.
The set up was crazy easy and it integrates easily with other Google products.
The GE lights don’t have color variation but they do dim quite beautifully and accent my gray walls.
I love that I can just ask Google to dim the lights or turn them so that I can read.
It brings a warm and inviting feeling to my family just knowing we can ask Google to help with lights when we are too cold to leave our beds.
I’ve already added two other lights to the home and plan on adding more!

I would recommend this to a friend

Pros mentioned:

Digital assistant, Price, Set up

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Cheap Entry to Smart Home Setup

Posted 1 year ago.

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Digital assistant, Price, Set up

---SETUP---
This device requires two items to set up, the included Google Assistant (a Wifi speaker) and the included WiFi light bulb. The lightbulb is installed like any regular light bulb and works with or without WiFi. The Google Assistant needs to be plugged into the wall with the included adapter and requires the download of the Google Home app to complete set up.
---FEATURES---
The key feature of this starter kit is that it turns individual, compatible WiFi light bulbs into smart lights that can be controlled with your voice. Included are one Google Assistant speaker and a regular sized light bulb.
---PERFORMANCE---
The performance of both the speaker and the light bulbs were very responsive. After I learned the specific commands that Google recognizes for the lights, I was able to get them to do what I wanted.
---EXPECTATIONS---
The product meets my expectations. I was able to dim the lights from 1% to a full bright of 100%. The particular light bulb included (760 lumens) only goes to a very bright yellow. I own two other WiFi light bulbs (800 lumens) that are also a bright yellow but all together installed on the same ceiling fan, they didn’t look any different in terms of brightness. The previously installed light bulbs were all white lights, but since these are going in a theatre room, the yellow with dimmable option works better for me.
---VALUE---
The price for the starter kit in terms of value is very good. Even if you don’t end up liking the way the WiFi lights work, which I didn’t think I would but now I can’t stop dimming them constantly because I can, you still get a Google Assistant speaker, which on its own can tell you the weather, the time, be an alarm clock, and do all sorts of other things you ask it to, like search up definitions of words while you’re reading a book.
---APPROVAL---
I highly recommend this product for people who are trying to dip their toes into what a smart home could be for them. It’s an easy and cheap way to see what smart homes are all about and you can start growing your setup over time.

I would recommend this to a friend

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Welcome to the new age

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Posted 1 year ago.

Technology such as this makes us more efficient. We can focus on other things while this device takes a load off us. I love not having to switch the lights off or on with my wet hands or hands full of groceries. I love to hear this device read the morning news to me while am getting ready for work. I love it reading the bible for me!

I would recommend this to a friend

Pros mentioned:

Digital assistant, Ease of use, Set up

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great combo starter

Posted 1 year ago.

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Digital assistant, Ease of use, Set up

You get the best of 2 smart home devices in one small bundle. This is the perfect gift for those that want to start getting into a smart home environment. Google home reviews are very positive overall when compared to some of the other competitors. The small speaker really has a good overall sound when playing back music. Being able to sync other Google Home devices to play music in unison is also a big plus for me when I am hosting parties. The Google Home app on android is very user friendly. The light bulb itself is very easy to install with Google Home. Being able to dim the light is a benefit that some other smart bulbs lack. Since I have such a large living room space, this one bulb does not get bright enough and thus I may need to pickup one or even 2 more bulbs in order to have enough lighting for my convenience. You can't go wrong with this starter kit.

I would recommend this to a friend

Pros mentioned:

Digital assistant, Price, Speaker quality

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Best smart speaker at this price.

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Posted 1 year ago.

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Digital assistant, Price, Speaker quality

So originally I bought a amazon echo dot 3rd gen. And was almost immediately disappointed with it. It told me I needed a membership to listen to music, which also sounded horrible on the echo. It couldn't respond to 90% of things I asked if. So I decided to try out google mini and wow am I impressed, the sound quality alone is 10 times better on this than the echo dot. Google can actually search the web for answers they don't know. And music seems to be free but I'm not sure since I have a premium membership through YouTube already. If youre in between which to get get googles. The smart light was alright but I only used it for a few days before I switched to lifx bulbs.

I would recommend this to a friend

Pros mentioned:

Digital assistant, Ease of use, Set up

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Practical Smart Home Starter Pack

Posted 1 year ago.

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Digital assistant, Ease of use, Set up

For the purposes of this review, I'm sticking solely to the lighting kit - I've previously reviewed the C-Life bulbs and quite frankly, I find their strategy of limiting controlling the lights to either a Google Home or App premise severely limiting. So this review will be written from the stance of what I believe this kit to be - a practical gateway into building a smart home.
The kit comes with a chalk white Google Home mini and a single light bulb. Google's Home mini is their smallest device that also boasts the full power of Google Assistant and home automation. Depending on where you are in your smart home journey, you might find that some smart home devices work better with Google Home than others do. An important item of note is - just because something works with Google Assistant does not mean it'll work seamlessly with Google Home.
For example, my GE C-Life, Wemo, Hue, Sengled lights all work with the Google Home. So too, does my Simplisafe alarm system and Logitech Harmony setup. However, the one that doesn't play nice out of the box is my Ring video doorbell. Not really surprising since Amazon bought Ring. I also have a Chamberlin garage door opener, but they want me to pay to link my accounts... no thank you.
I added the smart light to my existing setup in my home office as well as the Google Home mini. I honestly have nothing but good things to say about Google's platform. The AI is intelligent and always learning, and you can also mute the microphones when company comes over. If you're feeling paranoid, you can also log into your Google account and verify nothing's been recorded when the mic is off and you can also delete your request history.
I set up the bulb that came in the kit to be controlled by my Google Home mini in my office - so now, when I walk into my office, I can simply tell Google Home mini to turn on the light and it works! A key difference from Google and Amazon's management system is that Google Home currently does not support creating custom groups - but, it's totally easy to work around. For example, if I'm speaking to the Google Home we have in the family room and I tell Google to "Turn off the lights", it'll only turn off the lights in the family room.
If you're on the fence about getting into home automation, then this is a painless way to get started. As always, if you're adding this to an existing setup, you need to do the research and see if it'll work with what you have or if you'll have to make some compromises.

I would recommend this to a friend

Pros mentioned:

Digital assistant, Ease of use, Set up

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good starter kit in wireless lighting world!

Posted 1 year ago.

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Digital assistant, Ease of use, Set up

Setup with Google home app is straight forward. First, I screwed in the bulb and opened up Google home app to add and setup a new device "make sure Bluetooth is on" less than one minute and light bulb was discovered and added. control light by Google voice assistant is simple and easy. I tried using GE app on smartphone but its disappointing and needs more improvements. With Google home app last update makes it very simple to control lights and devices in an elegant UI.

I would recommend this to a friend

Pros mentioned:

Digital assistant, Set up

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Does the trick

Posted 1 year ago.

Pros mentioned:

Digital assistant, Set up

I have familiarity with this brands main competitor. There are things i like better and things i do not. All in all id say this package is better than its main competitor.
One major pro is that the set up is a breeze. I had these bulbs installed and running in about 3 minutes. Secondly, i enjoyed the in app adjustability to the bulbs, some other apps do not offer this, these do. Bulbs are hard to mess up, but these bulbs have been outstanding, and so far (fingers crossed) long lasting.
One thing I didn't care about the hub was the speaker, it was a little faint and pushed out too much trebble in my opinion. Only a slight negative. All in all a pretty decent starter package for the novice and above

A:AnswerYes, you can turn off your lights from your phone (via Google Home app) when you are away from home. You don't need this starter kit per room unless you want multiple Google Home minis throughout your home (I have several) but obviously the number of smart bulbs (should you want them) will outweigh the number of Google Home minis you need. In other words, one Google Home mini could control all of the smart bulbs you have in your house. You would just need to be within earshot of that one mini when asking Google to turn lights on and off. For me, I keep one Google Home on each floor of my house

A:AnswerSo it is pretty much agreed lights are low lumen. BUT if they can be dimmed via Google Mini why not start with at least the lumens of a 100w bulb? Say 1200 plus? I can dim it down if I want or need to. To me it seems like it greatly limits where the bulb will be used. I doubt there are actual construction issues within the wifi bulb that would prevent this? Finally gave up and returned the kit. Bought a stand alone mini. Now my problem is the neither of the first 2 wifi outlet adapters I have tried will connect! One used Geeni the other used Smart Life apps. Apps seem fine but the actual wifi outlets must be poorly made? Maybe in a year or two the quality of the construction will catch up with the cleverness of the technology.

A:AnswerYes, Absolutely. I use my Google Home to Control this light bulb. It was immediately compatible and lightening fast to connect them together. So the only limitations to what automation scheduling you can apply is based upon the limits of your imagination, and ability to translate what you want to happen to what Google Home is capable of doing. Also, if You run into any limitations in that regard (What Google can or can not do easily), then you can likely manage it by using one or more of the following Apps that help you get the most out of your smart devices:
• If This Then That (IFTTT)
• Location Triggers (LIFTTT)
• Pushover (Push Notifications)
• Shortcuts (Shortcuts for Actions)
Enjoy!

A:AnswerThe bulbs are Bluetooth. I have 2 bulbs in my kitchen on 3 way switches (turn off/on in 2 places). Once bulbs are installed and linked to your google home mini and you set up the google home app on your phone, you will see. The light switch is on with the bulbs lit. You can control all lights such as my kitchen off/on and dimming or individual the same way. I find the google home app more handy that trying to get google home mini to hear me, but both do work. I also have another set of 3 bulbs in hallway by front door. Operates the same. Great when in hurry for work to turn the lights out through the google home app or set up event to schedule the lights off.